Nothing says festive like an unbuilt 15,000 seat stadium with a few thousand people there (if lucky) to celebrate a program that STILL has not sold the original FSL goal they wanted to achieve before deciding if they were going to start a football program or not.

I'm not sure what will be more exciting, seeing the empty patch of a land that will in 2.5 years be a MASSIVE 15,000 seat stadium.... or mingling with the head coach and defensive coordinators who were part of 2 of the worst defenses in the country.

"ROFLMFAO?"Are you a 13 year old girl? I know of very few FBS programs that could have sold 5,000 seat licenses at more than $1000 each. App State would struggle to do this. 3,500 is impressive for a team that has never played. We are a start-up program and already have a staff filled with BCS experience. We will have one of the nicest subdivision stadiums in the country. I don't always agree with our Athletic Department, but we have done pretty well with football so far.

Either UNCC or UNC Charlotte is acceptable to alumni and within legislative law requirement.

The full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Forty Niners gives the completed rich vintage character and integrity being an integral part of the famed oldest public university system in America since 1789. It also honors the area of the original discovery of gold in America formerly a part of Mecklenburg County.Quite an exceptional honor since America was originally settled by Sir Walter Raleigh on Roanoke Island, on what was later named North Carolina, in 1585 for King Charles II of England. Carolina is Latin for Charles Land.The historical UNC or North Carolina name should always be out front and foremost for the university without exception and all its entities including the athletic program.

Thanks for the history lesson. Is your point that we ought to look to the past as if those living now had anything to do with what happened in 1789? The University of Charlotte will be looking to the future.

That guy is an idiot for saying stuff, but why bring App State into this? App State is an established program. App State routinely brings in twice as many fans as your stadium will be able to hold. App State averages more fans per game then 1/3 of the FBS teams. App State is what your program can only hope to be a few decades from now.

What an exciting time to be a Charlotte 49er!! Count me as an alum that prefers "Charlotte" over UNCC. Time for the school to stand on its own and forge its own identity. I'm pretty sure the fine folks in Boone and Greenville prefer App St and ECU over UNC Boone and UNC Greenville. Same with Charlotte. Can't wait to see that first football game!! GO NINERS!!!

You obviously don't understand the way things work around here. Charlotte College was never a private institution. Further, there are multiple schools in the UNC system that don't have the Chapel Hill brand attached to their name.

Charlotte doesn't want to disaffiliate from the system, it merely wants to blaze its own trail, under its own identity. There are hundreds, if not thousands of instances where our accolades are mis-attributed to Chapel Hill. There is nothing wrong with being part of the system - it's the mere perception that we are a satellite campus of UNC-CH that needs to be ditched.

No one hears App State or NC State or NC A&T and would automatically think they are subordinates of Chapel Hill. Since UNC-CH has branded their athletics as UNC however, the UNC moniker is known more for the school in Chapel Hill, NC than it is as a 16 member university system.

4:20.....It will not take Charlotte as long as you think to equal Ap's support and by the way, Ap's stadium only has "seating" for about 23,000 (only about 7-8000 more than we'll start out with). They just let people sit on the hillside and count that as part of the stadium. Also, lets take a look at all other sports (basketball, baseball, etc.) and see who averages more fans, Charlotte or ASU.....hint, you won't like it if you're an Ap fan.

3:48... no need to point out what an idiot 1:49 is. They are doing an excellent job themselves. We just need to tell our old conference mates Louisville and Cinci that they need to stop disrespecting their respective state Universities (That would be Ohio State and Kentucky 1:49 *the more you know*) return from their blasphemous ways to become UK-L and UO-C. It is a slap to their state, country, school, the UN, oh and most importantly 1:49.

NC Central? No logic there because its not called Durham State. Idiot.

Western Carolina? No logic there because its not called Cullowhee. Idiot.

East Carolina? No logic there becauses it not called Greenville. Idiot.

NC A&T? No logic there because its not called Greensboro A&T. Idiot.

As far as Elizabeth City St, Fayetteville St and Winston Salem St, these are traditionally black schools who were already named for their cities long before they became part of the UNC system.

Pembroke University was a traditional indian school joined in the 90s and immedately gladly changed their name to the UNC Pembroke Indians and love it.

The most gracious saint Bonnie Cone, who was the all holy mother creator originator inventor of UNCC or UNC Charlotte demanded this name and went to her grave extremely satisfied that she had accomplished a great feat in her lifetime.

She was 100% correct. Leave the great ghost of Bonnie Cone alone. UNC Charlotte is UNC Charlotte and will always be UNC Charlotte in every entity. She will ultimately see to that from her eternal grave.

"The most gracious saint Bonnie Cone, who was the all holy mother creator originator inventor of UNCC or UNC Charlotte demanded this name and went to her grave extremely satisfied that she had accomplished a great feat in her lifetime."